Paul Corfield wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 19:43:41 +0100, "María"
wrote:

Is it because the new building can't cope?

It's a disgrace, anyway.

It's very unlikely to have anything to do with the ticket hall area
and everything to do with platform capacity. There is no point
jamming platforms so full of people that is impossible for them to
move or let people alight from trains. It would be irresponsible to
allow a build up of huge numbers of people underground who would
then become stuck because a disrupted train service could not get
them cleared away.

I am speculating as to when you were affected by a closure but I
believe there were problems on both the Picc and Vic lines this
evening and they would be under further strain due to the Central
Line problems. If the station is closed it will be for safety
reasons.

I agree it is inconvenient - I would not agree that it is a
disgrace.

The question posed by Maria was why do they *keep* closing King's Cross
in the rush hour, so I guess it wasn't just this evening that prompted
it. As you say, it's generally platform overcrowding that causes this,
and presumably therefore the Northern Ticket Hall won't make any
difference. Indeed it may make things worse by increasing the rate at
which passengers can reach the platforms.

Is it generally one specific line whose platforms fill up first (which
one?), or just whichever one happens to be the most disrupted that day?

It would be a disgrace if no solution was planned. So, what is supposed
to be the solution?
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